Dr. Shaktikanta Das
GOVERNOR, RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
Indian Economy in a Changing Global Order (2025)
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The Legacy of Rao Bahadur R. R. Kale
GIPE's Flagship Memorial Lecture Series
Established in memory of Rao Bahadur R. R. Kale, one of the principal benefactors of the Gokhale Institute, the Kale Memorial Lectures represent one of India's longest-running academic lecture traditions.
For decades, the series has provided a platform for eminent economists, policymakers, scholars, and public intellectuals to share ideas that have shaped discourse on economics, governance, development, and public policy.
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LATEST LECTURE
Indian Economy in a Changing Global Order
Dr. Shaktikanta Das
25th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (2018 – 2024)
A new sense of confidence is now palpable in the country. India's journey towards becoming an economic powerhouse is a testament to its inherent strength and the policy initiatives of the government. A credible policy framework, with focus on multi sectoral growth, disciplined fiscal management, proactive inflation control and robust financial sector reforms, has helped the nation to build its economic strength. As India continues to pursue these reforms and adapt to the evolving global order, it is indeed well-positioned to achieve its aspiration of Viksit Bharat by 2047.
The Lecture Archive
Access our comprehensive repository of lectures spanning nearly a century of economic thought, public policy discourse, and scholarly exchange. Explore distinguished speakers, landmark ideas, and conversations that have shaped India's intellectual landscape.
Prof. Michael Spence
Nobel in Economics in 2001
LEPC VI: Technology, and the Idea of the Future (2023)
Lord Meghnad Desai
Economist
Political economy of poverty (2022)
Prof. Abhijit Banerjee
Indian-American economist
What do We Know about Poverty Traps (2021)
Eric Maskin
American economist
Introduction to Mechanism Design (2020)
Dr. Y. Venugopal Reddy
21st Governor of RBI
Central Banking: Retrospect and Prospects (2019)
Shri N. R. Narayana Murthy
FOUNDER, INFOSYS
Role of Culture in Economic Growth and in Elimination of Poverty in India (2017)
Prof. Heinz D. Kurz
Prof of economics at University of Graz
SECULAR STAGNATION-Observations on a Recurrent Spectre (2016)
Distinguished Speakers
R.A. Mashelkar
former Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
B.R. Ambedkar
Jurist and former Minister of Law and Justice of India, chaired the committee that drafted the Constitution of India
Hon. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. "Missile Man of India"
H. M. Patel
Civil servant and former Minister of Home Affairs of India, For tenure 1977 – 1979
Manmohan Singh
Economist and former Prime Minister of India for tenure 2004 -2014
Justice A.M. Ahmadi
Former Chief Justice of India for tenure 2003–2010
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